How to create and use team libraries in Mendeley?

Creating and utilizing team libraries within Mendeley Reference Manager enables collaborative reference management for research groups. This feature is feasible for Mendeley Premium subscribers and allows designated members to build and share a centralized collection of references. Team libraries are accessible to invited Premium users only, managed via the Mendeley groups feature. References added to the team library sync automatically for all members, ensuring consistency. Crucially, any member can add, edit, or delete references within the shared library. Precautions include ensuring only trusted collaborators are invited, as changes are global, and maintaining a clear naming convention for the team group to avoid confusion. The scope is best suited for ongoing collaborative projects requiring shared literature resources. To create one, establish a new group within Mendeley Reference Manager, specifically creating it as a team group rather than a private group, and invite collaborators using their email addresses. Once the group is active, select the group library in the sidebar. Add references by dragging and dropping PDFs, using the Web Importer, or manually entering details. All members contribute to and access this shared collection seamlessly. Utilize the library during writing by selecting it within Word's Mendeley Cite add-in, allowing insertion and automatic formatting of citations from the shared pool into collaborative documents.